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CVE-2021-31272 Details

Description

SerenityOS before commit 3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2c contains a directory traversal vulnerability in tar/unzip that may lead to command execution or privilege escalation.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/issues/3991 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/issues/3992 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/5713 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/5713/commits/3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2c CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/issues/3991 [email protected]Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
serenityos serenityos
< 3844e8569689dd476064a0759d704bc64fb3ca2c

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:serenityos:serenityos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-31272
NVD Published Date:
Jun 18, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-31272 Details - Not Deferred